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luckily we are payed so well that we can afford our own watches- cars and houses-
Is it true Mickey Mouse wears a royal green jacket watch-
See I am getting in on the act
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Hedge
Once again youre correct , each cap badge has its own disney character for its g10 watches, as sappers we are allocated donald duck , i never tire of seeing his luminous sailor uniform and hat
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier - Samuel Johnson
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
luckily we are payed so well that we can afford our own watches- cars and houses-
Is it true Mickey Mouse wears a royal green jacket watch-
See I am getting in on the act
lol - your watch may be on your wrist Hedge but your finger is not on the pulse!
we already discussed how the days of the Irish DF being much better paid than us are long gone (except when you guys are on Footballers pay for serving overseas!).
i've seen a few Mickey Mouse watches knocking around battalion - if that means anything?!
RGJ
...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman...Celer et Audax
Speaking of inappropriately coloured watches, I know someone (a member of IMO) who wears this watch while in uniform
I can verify I have seen Trellheim wearing this on parade
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Why are you turning every thread on this forum into a shit brit union flag waving thread that will just force the Mods to stick a big shiny sliver padlock on it?
I just realised that I've had my G Shock since 2004 or 2005 (never had the battery changed), and it's still going (despite some disfigurement from an encounter with strong insect repellent). It's starting to get a bit tatty though, so I might get a new watch for my birthday - any suggestions?
I just realised that I've had my G Shock since 2004 or 2005 (never had the battery changed), and it's still going (despite some disfigurement from an encounter with strong insect repellent). It's starting to get a bit tatty though, so I might get a new watch for my birthday - any suggestions?
I just realised that I've had my G Shock since 2004 or 2005 (never had the battery changed), and it's still going (despite some disfigurement from an encounter with strong insect repellent). It's starting to get a bit tatty though, so I might get a new watch for my birthday - any suggestions?
can't believe you haven't gone for the "G10 for Men"! lol
Actually that is not issue as it is made by MWC as opposed to CWC (Cabot Watch Company - owned by Silvermans I believe). MWC have caused quite a bit of controversy by claiming that their product is widely issued and in fact they have struggled to justify this other than suggesting a few police tactical firearms units. The other principal G10 watch is by Pulsar and has a phenomenal reputation for falling apart - its' other claim to fame is that Harry wore one during his holliers in the 'stan.
Now onto the main reason for my post. Do I take it that there is no such thing as an issue watch in either the PDF or the Aer Corps. I am a keen follower and collector of military timepieces and the key definition is typically that a watch is issued (and hopefully marked as such) rather than being a private purchase item. I realise that these are not likely to be on a wide distribution (and in the case of my military service were never seen outside stores unless you were a mate of the RQMS) but I'd be surprised if nothing was on the books - or am I going to be disappointed?
from whats been said above i think yes you will be disappointed. The general wisdom is probably if a watch was issued it would in all likelihood be sh1t, whereas if the men go out and buy a suitable watch they can have an ideal 'military timepiece' without handing over a weeks wages. my own watch as an example would seem to have all the features of the above watch plus others and cost me less that 60 quid? so I ask again why bother issuing one?
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